US Civil War Advantages/Disadvantages

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Position

North: Offensive

South: Defensive

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Number of States

North: 23

South: 11

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Leaders

North: Lincoln, Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, George B McCllelan, George Meade

  • Already had army + navy

  • War Democrats Vs Peace Democrats

South: Jefferson Davis (President), Robert E Lee, Thomas Jackson (Stonewall Jackson)

  • weak government

  • had better leaders

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Capitals

North: Washington DC

South: Montgomery → Richmond (in deep South and surrounded by South)

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Economy

North:

  • Industrial and factories

  • Control of National Treasury

  • Taxes + tariffs

South:

  • plantations (agriculture)

    • had 9000% inflation

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Wealth

North:

  • self sufficient

  • diverse industry (lumberers, fisherman, merchants)

  • currency

South:

  • from plantations

    • started new currency (confederate dollars)

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Credit

North:

  • had good credit

  • more bank deposits here

South:

  • bad; no credit

  • no loans

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Supplies

North:

  • manufactured their own weapons

  • had more food and fresher food

South:

  • lived off the land

  • inedible produce (cotton, tobacco, indigo)

  • dependent on imports

  • hunted (was good training for marksmen)

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Population

North: 22 million

South: 9 million + 4 million slaves (13 mil total)

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Transportation

North: railroads going west; more railroads than South

South: bad railroads (each state had their own railroad, so at each state border the cargo had to be unloaded and reloaded onto a different train)

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Communication

North: telegraph (had more than the South)

South: telegraph

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Military

North:

  • Strong navy

  • Pre-existing military infrasture

  • had cheap guns

  • could easily replace armies

  • had state militias

South:

  • 7 out of 8 military colleges were in the South

  • weaker navy

  • better military leaders

  • political leader was in military

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Harbors

North: Boston, NYC (also had a lot of natural harbors, such as Philidelphia, Baltimore, etc.)

South: Virginia → Charleston, New Polk; Savannah, Georgia; New Orleans, Louisiana; Gavlenston, Texas; Willmington, North Carolina

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Allies

North: Some UK Countries

South: UK (stopped support after Emancipation Proclamation becuase South’s Pro-Slavery Sentiment Exposed, and England is anti-slavery), France

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Lincoln Lore

  • Lincoln disliked slavery, but his main goal was to keep Union together

    • allowed slavery to remain, but not spread

  • Steven Douglas (other Presidential Candidate) favored popular sovereignty

    • so, he was supported by South

      • if Lincoln won, every subsequent state joining would be free, eventually overpowering South in Federal Government

  • Election of 1860: Lincoln won

    • South angered; South Carolina secedes, and the Confederacy forms

  • Lincoln’s inaugural speech said Union was unbroken (he ignored the secession)

    • it was a gentle invitation to rejoin, but South saw it as a threat

  • Northern generals during the Civil War were all kinda old and hesistant to attack, which pissed Lincoln off

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Confederacy Forms

  • Confederacy joined by Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida

  • Jeff Davis was chosen as President of the Confederacy

    • thought they could live side-by-side with the Union

    • Meanwhile, Lincoln said it was unconstitutional, so he ignored the secession and considered South still part of the Union

  • After CW started, 4 more states seceded (Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Virigina)

    • Maryland, Delware, and Kentucky stayed in Uion since they could keep slaves

      • Also, they’re on the border, so if they jioned the Confederacy they would border the enemy, and all the warfare would be in their lands

  • In Missouri, sentiment was divided, and a mini civil war (like Bloody Kansas) happened

    • they ended up staying loyal to the Union

  • Western Virginia didn’t have many salves and didn’t want to leave Union, so they broke off and became West Virginia)

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Start of Civil War

  • Many forts were in the South, and numerous mail services were there as well

    • Most forts joined the Confederacy, but Fort Sumter refused, so South Carolina refused to give food to Fort Sumter

    • Lincoln sent supply ships, but they turned away due to Confederacy guns

  • Led to Firing on Fort Sumter (Apr 14, 1861)

    • Marked the start of the Civil War

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North Vs South Backstory

  • Robert E Lee wanted to keep the Union together but did not want to fight his family (in Virginia)

  • Emancipation of enslaved people threatened Southerners, as there would be more competition in the job market (economic turmoil)

  • Many thought the South might win

    • they had more experienced generals, knew the land, and knew how to live off the land

    • South had time to prepare defense

      • Shorter supply lines + communciation lines (makes them faster)

      • However, North had more railroads + telegraph lines

  • South was less centralized

  • South lost England as an ally after the Emancipation of Proclamation, since it exposed South as pro-slavery and England was not

  • Southerners were hunters, farmers, gatherers

    • being hunters prepared them for being marksmen in war

  • North had edible food, while South mainly grew cotton, tobacco, indigo, and grains

  • Norht had more exports, leading to more money

  • North had more states

    • they could tax more and had more state militias

  • South created new currency, confederate dollars

    • was time consuming and expensive

    • they needed mints, printing, etc. (needed to convert everything)

  • South had to start their own army and navy (lacked ships + infrastructure)